Municipal Elections 2026

Polling in Hafnarfjörður for the municipal elections on 16 May will take place from 9:00 to 22:00. There will be two polling stations: Lækjarskóli at Sólvangsvegur 4 and Ásvellir sports centre. Voters must identify themselves to the election officials at the polling station by presenting valid identification.

Election committee

The Municipal Election Committee in Hafnarfjörður consists of Þórdís Bjarnadóttir, Hildur Helga Gísladóttir, and Helena Mjöll Jóhannsdóttir. The committee will be based at Lækjarskóli on election day while polling is open. After polling has closed, the committee’s base will move to the Ásvellir sports centre. Vote counting will take place at Ásvellir. Telephone numbers at polling stations: Lækjarskóli – 555 0585 and Ásvellir – 525 8700.

Voting outside polling stations

If voters are unable to vote on election day, they may vote outside polling stations, either at district commissioners’ offices or abroad. Voting outside polling stations with district commissioners for the municipal elections will take place from 17 April 2026.

More information on voting outside polling stations

The voters’ register in Hafnarfjörður for the municipal elections on 16 May will be open for public inspection at the Hafnarfjörður Town Hall Service Centre, Strandgata 8–10, from 25 April 2026. Voters are encouraged to check whether their names are included on the register. Any comments regarding the voters’ register should be directed to the National Registry of Iceland.

Voters can check where they are registered to vote in the municipal elections. When a personal identification number is entered, the voter’s name, registered address, and municipality will appear. Information about the polling station and polling district should also be displayed. Voters are registered in the municipality where they have their legal residence registered three weeks before election day. A change of legal residence after this date does not affect registration on the voters’ register.

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Submitted electoral lists running in Hafnarfjörður

The Hafnarfjörður Municipal Election Committee has received six lists of candidates for the municipal elections in Hafnarfjörður. All have been declared valid. They are: the Progressive Party, the Reform Party, the Independence Party, the Centre Party, the Social Democratic Alliance, and the Left.

Further information on the candidates on the lists: